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Feeding Your Gadget and Tech ObsessionsTue, 03 Mar 2015 18:47:39 +0000en-UShourly1http://wordpress.org/?v=4.1.1Hangouts in Chrome adds Phone tab, desktop notificationshttp://www.slashgear.com/hangouts-in-chrome-adds-phone-tab-desktop-notifications-12359235/
http://www.slashgear.com/hangouts-in-chrome-adds-phone-tab-desktop-notifications-12359235/#commentsFri, 12 Dec 2014 12:10:53 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=359235Just yesterday, Google rolled out an update to Hangouts on Android that added a bit of whimsical fun via stickers. While not as cute as that, the desktop version of Hangouts is now also seeing its fair share of updates. The latest version of the Hangouts Chrome browser app has been updated not just to match the Android version's Material … Continue reading]]>http://www.slashgear.com/hangouts-in-chrome-adds-phone-tab-desktop-notifications-12359235/feed/0AirDroid 3 mini-Reviewhttp://www.slashgear.com/airdroid-3-mini-review-03358264/
http://www.slashgear.com/airdroid-3-mini-review-03358264/#commentsWed, 03 Dec 2014 19:02:36 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=358264Blurring the lines between desktop and mobile devices for years now, the development team at Sand Studio have released AirDroid 3. AirDroid 3 is the biggest update to the AirDroid ecosystem since the beginning, this system allows you to have pop-up notifications from your phone appear on your desktop computer's home screen. SMS messages appear and are able to be … Continue reading]]>http://www.slashgear.com/airdroid-3-mini-review-03358264/feed/0Apple on Masque Attack: ‘just use the App Store’http://www.slashgear.com/apple-on-masque-attack-just-use-the-app-store-14355569/
http://www.slashgear.com/apple-on-masque-attack-just-use-the-app-store-14355569/#commentsFri, 14 Nov 2014 17:57:22 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=355569Earlier this week, we told you about Masque Attack, which let hackers sideload apps onto your iDevices. Often without you even realizing it, an app was loaded, and scary people somewhere else could gain access to your information. The app loaded may not have even been the app you were looking for when you followed the link, either. Now, Apple … Continue reading]]>http://www.slashgear.com/apple-on-masque-attack-just-use-the-app-store-14355569/feed/0These two iOS apps make text messaging fun (finally)http://www.slashgear.com/these-two-ios-apps-make-text-messaging-fun-finally-15337380/
http://www.slashgear.com/these-two-ios-apps-make-text-messaging-fun-finally-15337380/#commentsTue, 15 Jul 2014 19:00:16 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=337380Sending and receiving text messages is like email — boring, but necessary. SMS has never been fun, more utilitarian than interactive. Two free apps could make it fun, though — adding a richer experience to what has become a mundane experience for many of us. Pop! Pop takes your pictures, and lets you overlay text onto them. The great thing … Continue reading]]>http://www.slashgear.com/these-two-ios-apps-make-text-messaging-fun-finally-15337380/feed/1Google Hangouts 2.1 for Android merges IM and SMShttp://www.slashgear.com/google-hangouts-2-1-for-android-merges-im-and-sms-21325973/
http://www.slashgear.com/google-hangouts-2-1-for-android-merges-im-and-sms-21325973/#commentsMon, 21 Apr 2014 19:28:52 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=325973Google has updated Hangouts for Android, with v2.1 further blending SMS and Hangout conversations, likely much to the chagrin of carriers. Hangouts 2.1 - which will roll out in the Google Play store over the coming days, Google says - now merges text message and Hangouts chat into a single thread, with a toggle to control whether new replies go … Continue reading]]>http://www.slashgear.com/google-hangouts-2-1-for-android-merges-im-and-sms-21325973/feed/0WhatsApp handles 50 billion messages daily, more than SMS deliveryhttp://www.slashgear.com/whatsapp-handles-50-billion-messages-daily-more-than-sms-delivery-21313892/
http://www.slashgear.com/whatsapp-handles-50-billion-messages-daily-more-than-sms-delivery-21313892/#commentsTue, 21 Jan 2014 11:54:56 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=313892WhatsApp is a cross-platform messaging service that has been around for a while. In June of 2013, the WhatsApp service hit a record with a daily average of 27 billion messages sent and received. With 2014 now here, WhatsApp has hit another record and has grown significantly since last summer. Numbers show that WhatsApp is now hosting 50 billion messages … Continue reading]]>http://www.slashgear.com/whatsapp-handles-50-billion-messages-daily-more-than-sms-delivery-21313892/feed/1Google Hangouts adds SMS support but KitKat keyboard prompts typist furyhttp://www.slashgear.com/google-hangouts-adds-sms-support-but-kitkat-keyboard-prompts-typist-fury-07304656/
http://www.slashgear.com/google-hangouts-adds-sms-support-but-kitkat-keyboard-prompts-typist-fury-07304656/#commentsThu, 07 Nov 2013 21:27:01 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=304656Google has released Hangouts 2.0 for Android, adding in SMS and MMS support in addition to enabling group MMS conversations and embedding animated GIFs. Promised when the incoming update was first revealed late last month, the new app also drops alongside an update to the Android keyboard, also bringing it to version 2.0, though that change has been met with … Continue reading]]>http://www.slashgear.com/google-hangouts-adds-sms-support-but-kitkat-keyboard-prompts-typist-fury-07304656/feed/9Hangouts SMS support doesn’t work with Google Voicehttp://www.slashgear.com/hangouts-sms-support-doesnt-work-with-google-voice-31303758/
http://www.slashgear.com/hangouts-sms-support-doesnt-work-with-google-voice-31303758/#commentsThu, 31 Oct 2013 22:35:46 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=303758Earlier this week, Google announced a Hangouts update that brings SMS functionality, which is nice but unfortunately comes with a snafu. According to Nikhyl Singhal, who took to Google+ today, there are some issues to be ironed out with Google Voice, and for the time being neither of the two aforementioned Google services will be able to exchange SMS with … Continue reading]]>http://www.slashgear.com/hangouts-sms-support-doesnt-work-with-google-voice-31303758/feed/1Google Hangouts SMS support added alongside GPS and Gifshttp://www.slashgear.com/google-hangouts-sms-support-added-alongside-gps-and-gifs-29303394/
http://www.slashgear.com/google-hangouts-sms-support-added-alongside-gps-and-gifs-29303394/#commentsTue, 29 Oct 2013 17:09:27 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=303394There's now one single location users need to work with to talk with video, text, and images in the Google Android experience. Here with Hangouts, Google has made clear that they're updating the system with three new features, the first - and most important - of these being SMS support. This means that the Hangouts app will be able to … Continue reading]]>http://www.slashgear.com/google-hangouts-sms-support-added-alongside-gps-and-gifs-29303394/feed/5Android 4.4 KitKat will allow users to select default SMS apphttp://www.slashgear.com/android-4-4-kitkat-will-allow-users-to-select-default-sms-app-14301377/
http://www.slashgear.com/android-4-4-kitkat-will-allow-users-to-select-default-sms-app-14301377/#commentsMon, 14 Oct 2013 23:56:56 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=301377Presently, those who aren't keen on Android's Messaging app have a variety of different options to choose from via the Play Store, some that function better than others. One of the reasons some apps have their share of issues is because of how the developers have to go about creating them -- with hidden APIs, something that will come to … Continue reading]]>http://www.slashgear.com/android-4-4-kitkat-will-allow-users-to-select-default-sms-app-14301377/feed/1SYNC by 50 Wireless Speaker blasts past headphones with Bluetooth 4.0http://www.slashgear.com/sync-by-50-wireless-speaker-blasts-past-headphones-with-bluetooth-4-0-06292867/
http://www.slashgear.com/sync-by-50-wireless-speaker-blasts-past-headphones-with-bluetooth-4-0-06292867/#commentsTue, 06 Aug 2013 15:27:46 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=292867It would appear that even SMS Audio has decided to lay claim to the Bluetooth speaker universe as essentially every headphone company has done over the past couple of years. This machine continues the naming conventions started with 50 Cent's entry into the earphone market with the title SYNC by 50 Wireless Speaker. This device works with Bluetooth 4.0 aptX … Continue reading]]>http://www.slashgear.com/sync-by-50-wireless-speaker-blasts-past-headphones-with-bluetooth-4-0-06292867/feed/4Google+ Hangouts SMS integration coming soon, says Googlehttp://www.slashgear.com/google-hangouts-sms-integration-coming-soon-says-google-16282450/
http://www.slashgear.com/google-hangouts-sms-integration-coming-soon-says-google-16282450/#commentsThu, 16 May 2013 16:24:49 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=282450Google+ Hangouts got a major face-lift yesterday when Google announced that all of their chat services would be merged together into one app. Essentially, users can now message each other over various platforms, as well as video chat. Furthermore, you can send someone a message without even them being signed in, hinting to the possibility that Hangouts could be an … Continue reading]]>http://www.slashgear.com/google-hangouts-sms-integration-coming-soon-says-google-16282450/feed/2Chat apps leave SMS behind as carrier cash-cow faltershttp://www.slashgear.com/chat-apps-leave-sms-behind-as-carrier-cash-cow-falters-29279730/
http://www.slashgear.com/chat-apps-leave-sms-behind-as-carrier-cash-cow-falters-29279730/#commentsMon, 29 Apr 2013 13:59:57 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=279730Mobile instant messaging apps have overtaken SMS for the first time, new research suggests, marking a likely end of the text message cash-cow for operators. Nearly 19bn IM chat messages were sent every day in 2012 on average, according to research firm Informa, in comparison to 17.6bn traditional text messages, with analysts claiming some carriers are already "seeing a decline … Continue reading]]>http://www.slashgear.com/chat-apps-leave-sms-behind-as-carrier-cash-cow-falters-29279730/feed/1Twilio joins with Google to bring voice and messaging API to developershttp://www.slashgear.com/twilio-joins-with-google-to-bring-voice-and-messaging-api-to-developers-02276148/
http://www.slashgear.com/twilio-joins-with-google-to-bring-voice-and-messaging-api-to-developers-02276148/#commentsTue, 02 Apr 2013 16:50:08 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=276148Google and Twilio are teaming up to bring developers cloud-powered tools that will help them integrate their apps with VoIP and messaging services. Twilio has partnered up with Google's Cloud Platform, making it the first voice and messaging API available through the Google App Engine. With its API, developers are able to easily integrate messaging and VoIP capabilities into their … Continue reading]]>http://www.slashgear.com/twilio-joins-with-google-to-bring-voice-and-messaging-api-to-developers-02276148/feed/0Wireless AMBER Alert program shutting down at end of yearhttp://www.slashgear.com/wireless-amber-alert-program-shutting-down-at-end-of-year-14261034/
http://www.slashgear.com/wireless-amber-alert-program-shutting-down-at-end-of-year-14261034/#commentsFri, 14 Dec 2012 20:45:57 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=261034The coalition of groups and government agencies that brought us Wireless AMBER Alerts announced today that the program will be ending at the end of the year. AMBER Alerts, as most you already know, aim to alert the public to recent abductions in an effort to get kidnapped children home safely as quickly as possible. Never fear though, as Wireless … Continue reading]]>http://www.slashgear.com/wireless-amber-alert-program-shutting-down-at-end-of-year-14261034/feed/0Police tell Congress they want carriers keeping SMS logs for two yearshttp://www.slashgear.com/police-tell-congress-they-want-carriers-keeping-sms-logs-for-two-years-03259327/
http://www.slashgear.com/police-tell-congress-they-want-carriers-keeping-sms-logs-for-two-years-03259327/#commentsMon, 03 Dec 2012 20:13:40 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=259327Law enforcement representatives from both the state and local level have submitted a proposal to the US Congress that would require mobile carriers in the US to keep SMS logs for all users for at least two years, just in case they're eventually needed for future criminal investigations. The law enforcement reps say that the lack of a current requirement … Continue reading]]>http://www.slashgear.com/police-tell-congress-they-want-carriers-keeping-sms-logs-for-two-years-03259327/feed/6SMS turns 20 years old today, inventor does interview over text messaginghttp://www.slashgear.com/sms-turns-20-years-old-today-inventor-does-interview-over-text-messaging-03259299/
http://www.slashgear.com/sms-turns-20-years-old-today-inventor-does-interview-over-text-messaging-03259299/#commentsMon, 03 Dec 2012 16:01:05 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=259299If you can believe it, text messaging turned 20 years old today, and while the technology really didn't boom until just a few years ago, the service has been around since 1992. The first text message ever sent took place on December 3, 1992, and was sent by British engineer Neil Papworth. The message simply read, "Merry Christmas." While SMS … Continue reading]]>http://www.slashgear.com/sms-turns-20-years-old-today-inventor-does-interview-over-text-messaging-03259299/feed/3Spammers fined $700,000 for sending out millions of spam text messageshttp://www.slashgear.com/spammers-fined-700000-for-sending-out-millions-of-spam-text-messages-28258807/
http://www.slashgear.com/spammers-fined-700000-for-sending-out-millions-of-spam-text-messages-28258807/#commentsWed, 28 Nov 2012 21:01:56 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=258807Spam is annoying, and we all do whatever we can to prevent it from getting to us, but sometimes it can still slip through the cracks, especially via SMS. UK residents Christopher Niebel and Gary McNeish have been fined £440,000 (about $700,000) by the UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office for sending out almost 800,000 spam text messages per day. The two … Continue reading]]>http://www.slashgear.com/spammers-fined-700000-for-sending-out-millions-of-spam-text-messages-28258807/feed/4Text messaging on decline for first time everhttp://www.slashgear.com/text-messaging-on-decline-for-first-time-ever-14257072/
http://www.slashgear.com/text-messaging-on-decline-for-first-time-ever-14257072/#commentsWed, 14 Nov 2012 18:27:05 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=257072Ever since SMS was first conceived, it has become an unstoppable force that has been taking over voice calling as the number one way to communicate with someone over mobile devices. However, for the first time ever, text messaging volume in the US has declined according to a new research report from Chetan Sharma Consulting. During the third quarter this … Continue reading]]>http://www.slashgear.com/text-messaging-on-decline-for-first-time-ever-14257072/feed/6SlashGear Evening Wrap-Up: November 2, 2012http://www.slashgear.com/slashgear-evening-wrap-up-november-2-2012-02255468/
http://www.slashgear.com/slashgear-evening-wrap-up-november-2-2012-02255468/#commentsSat, 03 Nov 2012 00:20:08 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=255468Welcome to Friday evening everyone - the weekend is here at last, but before we dive in, it's time to recap the news. Today we heard that Microsoft might be testing out a smartphone of its own, which doesn't really surprise us considering that it just recently entered the tablet market. Apple's freshly rephrased "apology" to Samsung went live in … Continue reading]]>http://www.slashgear.com/slashgear-evening-wrap-up-november-2-2012-02255468/feed/0Android SMS phishing vulnerability discovered by researchershttp://www.slashgear.com/android-sms-phishing-vulnerability-discovered-by-researchers-02255444/
http://www.slashgear.com/android-sms-phishing-vulnerability-discovered-by-researchers-02255444/#commentsFri, 02 Nov 2012 19:32:37 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=255444SMS phishing isn't anything new. It's been around for some time now, but researchers at North Carolina State University have discovered a vulnerability in Android that could bring back the practice in a big way. The vulnerability affects devices running Gingerbread, Ice Cream Sandwich, and Jelly Bean platforms for Android. SMS phishing is just like how it sounds. If you … Continue reading]]>http://www.slashgear.com/android-sms-phishing-vulnerability-discovered-by-researchers-02255444/feed/1Facebook Messenger updated for iPhone 5http://www.slashgear.com/facebook-messenger-updated-for-iphone-5-30249712/
http://www.slashgear.com/facebook-messenger-updated-for-iphone-5-30249712/#commentsSun, 30 Sep 2012 16:44:19 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=249712The Facebook environment on iOS for iPhone has been bumped upward once again with the Messenger app grabbing an update with a whole new user interface. If you're the type of person who loves to message back and forth with friend via Facebook and have never tried the stand-alone app for iOS, now's a better time than ever before! You'll … Continue reading]]>http://www.slashgear.com/facebook-messenger-updated-for-iphone-5-30249712/feed/1Most other devices lack iOS SMS security holehttp://www.slashgear.com/most-other-devices-lack-ios-sms-security-hole-23243721/
http://www.slashgear.com/most-other-devices-lack-ios-sms-security-hole-23243721/#commentsThu, 23 Aug 2012 18:34:44 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=243721Last week we found out about a new SMS security hole in the iPhone that could potentially leave users vulnerable to phishing attempts. To put it simply, this hole allows undesirable people to change the reply-to address on the texts they send you, making them appear to be legitimate and possibly convincing you to hand over some personal details. AdaptiveMobile … Continue reading]]>http://www.slashgear.com/most-other-devices-lack-ios-sms-security-hole-23243721/feed/3Apple iMessage bug allows others to spy on your convoshttp://www.slashgear.com/apple-imessage-bug-allows-others-to-spy-on-your-convos-05212116/
http://www.slashgear.com/apple-imessage-bug-allows-others-to-spy-on-your-convos-05212116/#commentsSun, 05 Feb 2012 18:35:50 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=212116For iPhone users, the iMessage platform is quite a popular alternative to traditional SMS text messaging. But did you know there's a glitch that allows a third party to sneak in, view, and even participate in your iMessage conversations? It doesn't matter if you reset your password, disable your iMessages app, or even perform a remote wipe of your phone. … Continue reading]]>http://www.slashgear.com/apple-imessage-bug-allows-others-to-spy-on-your-convos-05212116/feed/24Microsoft testing fix for Windows Phone SMS bug, desktop software not immunehttp://www.slashgear.com/microsoft-testing-fix-for-windows-phone-sms-bug-desktop-software-not-immune-29204989/
http://www.slashgear.com/microsoft-testing-fix-for-windows-phone-sms-bug-desktop-software-not-immune-29204989/#commentsThu, 29 Dec 2011 22:24:51 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=204989Microsoft has found the root cause behind the SMS vulnerability in its Windows Phone operating system. The bug was reported earlier this month by Khaled Salameh, who found that the platform could be exploited via a malicious SMS message that forces a Windows Phone device to reboot and then disables its messaging hub. Although it's good that Microsoft has found … Continue reading]]>http://www.slashgear.com/microsoft-testing-fix-for-windows-phone-sms-bug-desktop-software-not-immune-29204989/feed/15With a little work, Google Talk could blow iMessage out of the waterhttp://www.slashgear.com/with-a-little-work-google-talk-could-blow-imessage-out-of-the-water-10158677/
http://www.slashgear.com/with-a-little-work-google-talk-could-blow-imessage-out-of-the-water-10158677/#commentsFri, 10 Jun 2011 16:33:38 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=158677As the rumors go, Apple's iMessage announcement came as quite the unpleasant shock to the carriers, who until now had been happily encouraging SMS overuse on the iPhone. Reports of RIM executives weeping visibly over BBM are all anecdotal. iMessage promises to further prise the operator's hands from the ruddy teats of the SMS cash-cow, shifting traffic to cheaper data … Continue reading]]>http://www.slashgear.com/with-a-little-work-google-talk-could-blow-imessage-out-of-the-water-10158677/feed/28Apple iMessage an unexpected shock to carriers: Goodbye SMS cash-cowhttp://www.slashgear.com/apple-imessage-an-unexpected-shock-to-carriers-goodbye-sms-cash-cow-07157556/
http://www.slashgear.com/apple-imessage-an-unexpected-shock-to-carriers-goodbye-sms-cash-cow-07157556/#commentsTue, 07 Jun 2011 12:55:15 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=157556It's not just RIM that Apple surprised with the new iMessage instant-messaging feature for iOS devices, announced during the Steve Jobs WWDC 2011 keynote yesterday. According to Daring Fireball's John Gruber, his sources say Apple's carrier partners were blindsided by the iMessaging launch too. His "well-connected" informant says the carriers only found out about iMessage when Jobs revealed the new … Continue reading]]>http://www.slashgear.com/apple-imessage-an-unexpected-shock-to-carriers-goodbye-sms-cash-cow-07157556/feed/51Sweden, Denmark to Pay Postage by Texthttp://www.slashgear.com/sweden-denmark-to-pay-postage-by-text-07138460/
http://www.slashgear.com/sweden-denmark-to-pay-postage-by-text-07138460/#commentsMon, 07 Mar 2011 23:23:06 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=138460Sweden has had a long history of paying for things with your cellphone. I remember hearing years ago about vending machines that would bill your cellphone account for whatever delicious treats you wanted to vend. Now, the Swedish postal system has decided to offer a service that allows the use of a cellular text message (SMS) to pay for postage. … Continue reading]]>http://www.slashgear.com/sweden-denmark-to-pay-postage-by-text-07138460/feed/2ABI Research predicts 7 trillion SMS messages will be sent in 2011http://www.slashgear.com/abi-research-predicts-7-trillion-sms-messages-will-be-sent-in-2011-30121971/
http://www.slashgear.com/abi-research-predicts-7-trillion-sms-messages-will-be-sent-in-2011-30121971/#commentsThu, 30 Dec 2010 11:03:27 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=121971I'm not a huge text message myself, but my wife is. Before we had unlimited texting on our mobile devices she once racked up a $500 bill in texting expenses alone. She's not the only one that texts a lot either, all of her gal pals text tons too, all I hear is her phone beeping all day. This happens … Continue reading]]>http://www.slashgear.com/abi-research-predicts-7-trillion-sms-messages-will-be-sent-in-2011-30121971/feed/0FCC 911 update could allow SMS, MMS & video stream reportshttp://www.slashgear.com/fcc-911-update-could-allow-sms-mms-video-stream-reports-23115738/
http://www.slashgear.com/fcc-911-update-could-allow-sms-mms-video-stream-reports-23115738/#commentsTue, 23 Nov 2010 14:28:14 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=115738The FCC has announced plans to open the 911 emergency system to text messages and even streaming video from cellphones, as part of a drive to increase usability and responsiveness. According to the FCC, the update was in part prompted by lessons learnt after the Virginia Tech campus shooting in 2007, where many people apparently attempted to send SMS messages … Continue reading]]>http://www.slashgear.com/fcc-911-update-could-allow-sms-mms-video-stream-reports-23115738/feed/1Twitter Launches Push Notifications for @mentionshttp://www.slashgear.com/twitter-launches-push-notifications-for-mentions-16114520/
http://www.slashgear.com/twitter-launches-push-notifications-for-mentions-16114520/#commentsTue, 16 Nov 2010 23:19:12 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=114520Twitter today rolls out a new feature for those who keep their phone in their purse or pocket - imagine that! - and want to make sure to get important tweets "even when [they're] not looking at Twitter at the moment. Stay sucked in! Now whenever someone on Twitter you follow mentions you, you'll receive an instant notification. You know … Continue reading]]>http://www.slashgear.com/twitter-launches-push-notifications-for-mentions-16114520/feed/0MetroPCS and textPlus team for free texting to multiple peoplehttp://www.slashgear.com/metropcs-and-textplus-team-for-free-texting-to-multiple-people-15108230/
http://www.slashgear.com/metropcs-and-textplus-team-for-free-texting-to-multiple-people-15108230/#commentsFri, 15 Oct 2010 14:20:48 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=108230If you are on the contract free MetroPCS mobile network here in the US and use an Android device, textPlus and MetroPCS have announced a new partnership that brings free group texting to the Android users on the network. The application can be downloaded free on the Android Market right now. Once downloaded the user has to use the app … Continue reading]]>http://www.slashgear.com/metropcs-and-textplus-team-for-free-texting-to-multiple-people-15108230/feed/3HTC HD2 SMS update: third time lucky?http://www.slashgear.com/htc-hd2-sms-update-third-time-lucky-2271066/
http://www.slashgear.com/htc-hd2-sms-update-third-time-lucky-2271066/#commentsFri, 22 Jan 2010 14:25:02 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=71066Continue reading]]>http://www.slashgear.com/htc-hd2-sms-update-third-time-lucky-2271066/feed/0$32k Nokia 1100 bought for online banking scamhttp://www.slashgear.com/32k-nokia-1100-bought-for-online-banking-scam-2141416/
http://www.slashgear.com/32k-nokia-1100-bought-for-online-banking-scam-2141416/#commentsTue, 21 Apr 2009 14:03:47 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=41416The Nokia 1100 was never an especially alluring device, even at its launch, but a select few versions of the simplistic cellphone are said to be changing hands for up to €25,000 ($32,328) among criminals. According to unconfirmed reports, the specific 1100's each show a specific software flaw that, with the correct reprogramming, allows them to intercept the one-time passwords … Continue reading]]>http://www.slashgear.com/32k-nokia-1100-bought-for-online-banking-scam-2141416/feed/15No more SMS for future Peek Classic buyershttp://www.slashgear.com/no-more-sms-for-future-peek-classic-buyers-2438675/
http://www.slashgear.com/no-more-sms-for-future-peek-classic-buyers-2438675/#commentsTue, 24 Mar 2009 13:36:45 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=38675With the launch of the Peek Pronto earlier today, offering support for push email and unlimited SMS messaging, we asked the company what that meant for the original Peek emailer and its texting abilities. According to our source at Peek, the Peek Classic will now be 100-percent email, with no future Classic units offering SMS support. Existing Peek users who … Continue reading]]>http://www.slashgear.com/no-more-sms-for-future-peek-classic-buyers-2438675/feed/0Peek Pronto gets official: Push email, 5 accounts, unlimited SMShttp://www.slashgear.com/peek-pronto-gets-official-push-email-5-accounts-unlimited-sms-2438648/
http://www.slashgear.com/peek-pronto-gets-official-push-email-5-accounts-unlimited-sms-2438648/#commentsTue, 24 Mar 2009 11:09:28 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=38648The Peek Pronto email device tipped last week has been officially launched, offering push email functionality, Microsoft Exchange compatibility and support for up to five email accounts rather than the usual two. The Pronto is priced at $79.95 and requires the same $19.95 monthly service charge as the original Peek messenger. Video overview after the cut The Pronto is also said to … Continue reading]]>http://www.slashgear.com/peek-pronto-gets-official-push-email-5-accounts-unlimited-sms-2438648/feed/0No monthly subscription needed for Xact’s personal GPS trackerhttp://www.slashgear.com/no-monthly-subscription-needed-for-xacts-personal-gps-tracker-0929669/
http://www.slashgear.com/no-monthly-subscription-needed-for-xacts-personal-gps-tracker-0929669/#commentsFri, 09 Jan 2009 16:52:06 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=29669Many personal GPS tracking options hit you with two costs - the cost of the device and then the additional cost of a monthly subscription. Xact Technology hopes that, by doing away with the subscription cost, you''ll give the XACT | TRAX a go. The XACT | TRAX, a GPS tracking device useful for keeping tabs on pets, people and … Continue reading]]>http://www.slashgear.com/no-monthly-subscription-needed-for-xacts-personal-gps-tracker-0929669/feed/2iRiver’s WAVE-HOME wants to be your all-in-one communications hubhttp://www.slashgear.com/irivers-wave-home-wants-to-be-your-all-in-one-communications-hub-0829415/
http://www.slashgear.com/irivers-wave-home-wants-to-be-your-all-in-one-communications-hub-0829415/#commentsThu, 08 Jan 2009 18:09:56 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=29415iRiver will be briefing the CES crowd in a few short hours, but we thought we'd take an early look at one of the new products they've brought to the show. The WAVE-HOME is not an easy device to categorize other than to say this - iRiver wants it to do a lot for you. Dubbed an "all-in-one solution", the … Continue reading]]>http://www.slashgear.com/irivers-wave-home-wants-to-be-your-all-in-one-communications-hub-0829415/feed/0Peek add SMS, image attachment viewing, to email messengerhttp://www.slashgear.com/peek-add-sms-image-attachment-viewing-to-email-messenger-1923278/
http://www.slashgear.com/peek-add-sms-image-attachment-viewing-to-email-messenger-1923278/#commentsWed, 19 Nov 2008 09:01:01 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=23278Continue reading]]>http://www.slashgear.com/peek-add-sms-image-attachment-viewing-to-email-messenger-1923278/feed/1WaSnake SMS & RSS personal flexible news tickerhttp://www.slashgear.com/wasnake-sms-rss-personal-flexible-news-ticker-0811530/
http://www.slashgear.com/wasnake-sms-rss-personal-flexible-news-ticker-0811530/#commentsThu, 08 May 2008 19:12:11 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=11530Continue reading]]>http://www.slashgear.com/wasnake-sms-rss-personal-flexible-news-ticker-0811530/feed/0